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spoonjim on Aug 10, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Instagram can track anything you do on any website...

Every app that uses an in-app browser (which is most of them) can do this. This is a clickbait headline that relies on "Blue Company Bad" sentiments.

bhelkey on Aug 10, 2022 [–]

> The [iOS] Instagram app injects their tracking code into every website shown, including when clicking on ads, enabling them monitor all user interactions

The allegation isn't that Instagram can do this but that they are.

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